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The first thing that hit me when I arrived at the venue to see Hadouken
was the intense exotic heat that hit me as I went inside. I knew from
then on that this was going to affect the entire night but tried to ignore
it. The small-sized venue was full to burst with a vast variation of people;
ranging from kids donning their neon and tight jeans to middle aged men
acting as if they were down their local. When Hadouken first came on stage
the crowd instantly went crazy, lobbing glo-sticks around and dancing
so wildly the sweat created by the heat was literally flying off of them.
The atmosphere was electric. To describe Hadouken’s sound; they
sound like the lovechild of Klaxons and Dizzee Rascal. As soon as they
burst into ‘That Boy, That Girl’ (the band’s most well
known song to date), the heat rises and the energy increases. The band
demonstrates a loyalty to their fashion, remaining in their hoodies through
‘til the end. When they perform ‘Liquid Lives’ they
encourage the crowd to divide into two and have a dance-off. The combination
of the band’s interaction with their fans and the adrenaline-fuelled
performance they demonstrate on stage ensure for a manic evening. The
following songs are ones I don’t really know, and in all honesty,
I’m too busy coming up with methods to cool down to notice. If only
air conditioning had been functioning, I may have enjoyed it even more
and they would have been bumped up to 4 out of 5. But as James (lead vocalist)
swaps hats with a pleading guy at the front of the crowd, I’m focused
on getting outside as fast as possible. But it’s clear from the
amount of sweat-soaked kids and middle-aged men alike, that despite the
heat and poor conditions inside, Hadouken created one hell of an energetic
rave.
Review By Fiona |
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James Smith (vocals)
Alice Spooner (synths, keyboards)
Daniel Rice (guitar)
Chris Purcell (bass, vocals)
Nick Rice (drums) |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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